, 1887-03-24

tIlC CliltuNto biO "AN ~ h' So
slant do we know of quarter section,
all fenced, and brown stone house
on it, Just for the taking, But to men
who have the proper amount OF "git
up" there yet remains II chance to Sc
cure government claim, but they will :
have to look very close at the map to
find one. BY consulting the maps Mt
the land office at Spokane there Will
be seen few quarter sections in this
part of Spokane county yet vacant.
In many instances there are timber
land. or in other words, bordering on
Hangman creek. Tie timber is valua-
BILE, and while the clearing OF the tim
Der delays cropping, yet the settler is
sure of some return for his labor. If
not good saw timber, it will make good
fire wood, which is always in demand.
But we would not encourage anyone
to settle on such lands for manyreasons,
mainly on account of the great work
to be done before the home comforts
can be enjoyed, and yet there can be
no mistake in taking lands near Spo-
kane Falls, for the time will come
when its commercial influences will
enhance the value ofall real estate
within radius Of twenty miles.
As regards railroad lands, there are
a number of acres in this county un-
sold-not the choice lands, but good
farm land. which will grow vegetables,
cereals and fruits. These lands can
be purchased at prices ranging from
$3.50 to $40 per acre, either in cash
payment or Oh time, and on good
terms. There is at present offered for
sale decided lands and many good
claims at a low figure, but nearly
every one offers land for sale advances
the price every full moon or at least
that often. We know OF Mt present
few claims very cheap. To any one
with means looking for good farm land
good climate and good community,
we say come to Spangle and you will
be settled to your satisfaction. Decided
land, according to improvements and
location, ranges from $3 to $25 per
acre. There is but little difference in
soil or climate in a radius of 75 miles
south of here. The soil is black
sandy loan and very productive, and
easily cultivated-in fact too easy, and
it leads II great many into indolent
ways of farming. 1t never bakes or
runs by freshets, nor becomes foul
with anything like ordinary attention.
The End and Sd years cultivation are
the most particular ones, and unless
care is exercised weed called the
"wire thread" grows very rapidly, but
after it is once subdued it is an easy
matter to keep it down. Fall plowing
is the best manner to use the land, us
it retains the moisture better. Or in
other words, should there be many
warm winds called "chinook" during
the latter part OF winter, and which
causes the snow 20 melt rapidly, the
ground being broken or in an uneven
state absorbs much water that would
otherwise run off, and besides plowed
land is benifited by freezing. One
thing certain, there can't be, or never
has been yet, more properly speaking,
failure of crops in this country, and
especially in cereals. Corn has never
yet received fair test-not half the
care bestowed by Kentucky, Illinois or
Iowa farmers-but when the trials
have been made they have been salts
factory. The principal crops of this
country are wheat, oats, barley and
rye, the yields of which are very good
We have heard from reliable sources
of so bushels of wheat, 80 of oats and
60 of barley to the acre, but of course
these are good yields. Average crops
here are from % to 35 per acre of
wheat and from 40 to go of oats. and
taking into consideration the favor
able opportunities of harvesting and
seeding in this country, they equal
crops of twice that magnitude in the
eastern states. In fact farmers life
here is one of the almost leisure so far
as regards wheat growing, there never
being a rush in spring seeding. Fruit
can be, and is raised in an acceptable
manner. There are some nice orchards
in this vicinity, but in nearly every
instance the farmers of this country
are so engrossed in wheat raising that
they never think OF fruit until the
season OF ripening comes when they
regret their failure to plant and care
for an orchard, and we are sorry to say
that in many instances nice young
orchards have been planted and neg
lected until too late.
To all who arc making inquiries re-
garding land, we wish to say, this is
your objective point. While it is true
you cannot have the same advantages
of the early settlers, yet you have
greater one, for should you succeed in
either renting or buying decided land
now, you are sure Of an income from
hA x.,l,,,1, tIn,,
There are golden opportunities offered
here for investment in farm lands.
Our county, especially this portion,
is now thickly settled. In fact on
nearly every quarter of government
land there is family, and they are as
a class intelligent, industrious and
worthy people in every respect. Pub
lie schools are maintained throughout
the county. This is the community.
We invite you to come, but not for